Posts Tagged ‘Geometry’

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The Monk Who is Sold on Geometry: An Interview with Mahan Maharaj

  Professor Mahan Mj is a young geometric topologist at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, who combines an esoteric career as a research mathematician and teacher with that of a monk. He belongs to the monastic order, Ramakrishna Mission, founded in 1897 by Swami Vivekanda, a renowned Hindu philosopher. He is currently a Professor in the [...]

Published by on May 11th, 2012 at 05:05 pm
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Hilbert's Axioms of Geometry

  David Hilbert was a German mathematician who is known for his problem set that he proposed in one of the first ICMs, that have kept mathematicians busy for the last century. Hilbert is also known for his axiomatisation of the Euclidean geometry with his set of 20 axioms. These axioms try to do away [...]

Published by on April 8th, 2012 at 02:04 pm
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The Ubiquitous Pi

Let’s begin by Quoting William Schaff: 'probably no symbol in mathematics has evoked as much mystery, romanticism, misconception and human interest as the number ....’ Geometry and trigonometry For any circle with radius r and diameter d (= 2r), the circumference is πd and the area is πr2. Further, π appears in formulas for areas [...]

Published by on May 15th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
জ্যামিতিৰ বিকাশৰ ইতিহাস
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জ্যামিতিৰ বিকাশৰ ইতিহাস

খৃষ্টপূৰ্ব ৩০০ মানতে জ্যামিতি বিষয়টো সুপ্ৰতিষ্ঠিত আছিল বুলি ধৰা হয়, কিয়নো সেই সময়তে গ্ৰীক গণিতজ্ঞ ইউক্লিডে তদানীন্তন উপলব্ধ এই বিষয়ৰ সকলো তথ্য একত্ৰিত কৰি আৰু তাত তেওঁৰ নিজা বৰঙণি  যোগ দি ৪৬৫ টা এই সংক্ৰান্তীয় প্ৰস্তাৱনা অথবা সূত্ৰ অন্তৰ্ভুক্ত কৰি ১৩ খন কিতাপ লিখিছিল | এই কিতাপকেইখনৰ শীৰ্ষক আছিল "মৌল" | কিতাপকেইখনে কেৱল সৰল আৰু [...]

Published by on April 20th, 2011 at 07:04 pm